A Blank Check, Perfect Life's Decision

Perfect Life's body stiffened slightly as he slowly raised his head and looked at the floating sphere in the air.

He knew that this little test of his had gone a bit too far.

"Heh... This game seems pretty interesting."

"Of course!" the Arbiter said excitedly. "How could a game personally overseen and judged by me possibly be bad?"

Perfect Life: ...

"Then, can you guarantee that what you said before is true?"

"The Arbiter is the fairest existence in the world, and keeps their word, right?"

"Of course!" the Arbiter immediately replied. Then, the sphere in the air turned and pointed toward the reef they had discussed earlier.

Over the sea, the reef instantly lit up with a blinding golden radiance, drawing everyone's attention.

"Alright, everyone. Player Perfect Life has discovered this game's hidden mechanic."

"Colliding with this reef will still result in this game being judged a failure, but there will be a special reward~"

Perfect Life: ...

He fell silent. He knew that this rule had most likely just been made up, but there was little point in saying so.

In any case, the Arbiter seemed to be doing whatever they pleased with these minor details...

The others also found it strange. They could all sense a somewhat bizarre undertone in Perfect Life's exchange with the Arbiter.

Even Sun frowned ever so slightly.

Had that reef been any different from the others from the start? Why hadn't he noticed?

"Why wasn't such a crucial rule stated from the beginning?" Xie Antong took the initiative to ask.

"This completely affects the direction of the game. Can players really be expected to discover something like this only now?"

"Affect the game's direction? I don't think so. This is merely a little Easter egg I gave everyone."

"It was only